There are hundreds of reasons to use vinegar instead of chemical household cleaners. In honor of Earth Day, we narrow it down to the best 18 to get you started.

Vinegar may not be the best at catching bees, but there’s not much else it can’t do. From cleaning to cooking, car maintenance to pet health, there are literally hundreds of uses for this miracle substance. And because a one liter bottle of distilled white vinegar rings in at just over $1, suggesting that you start using vinegar whenever possible might just be our best savings tip ever.

14 Ways to Replace Common Household Products With Vinegar

In many cases, you can replace your expensive household cleaners with a little bit of vinegar for an all-natural, non-chemical – and crazy cheap – cleaning solution. And making the switch from household cleaners is something you can do in honor of Earth Day this Apr. 22.

Replace Anti-Itch Cream with a dab of vinegar to stop bug bites from itching.

Replace Aloe Vera Cream with chilled vinegar to soothe a sunburn. Put vinegar in a spray bottle and apply as often as needed to relieve burn and even prevent peeling.

Replace Facial Toner with a 50/50 mix of vinegar and water for a fresh complexion.

Replace Window Cleaner with a spray bottle of diluted vinegar, then wipe with a newspaper for crystal clear windows.

Replace Vegetable Cleaner or soap with a vinegar wash – mix together a tablespoon of vinegar with a gallon of water.

Replace Ant Killer with large splashes of distilled vinegar to eliminate ant hills (an especially great option for people with pets who might ingest chemical insect cleaners).

4 Other Creative Ways To Use Vinegar

Many of my favorite discoveries for vinegar don’t really have any commercial replacement:

Remove the campfire smell from clothing. Fill the bathtub with hot water and a cup of white vinegar, than hang clothing over the steaming water to remove the smell from jackets, hats, and other items you don’t want to wash.

Catch moths with vinegar and molasses. Apparently, catching bugs doesn’t take honey at all. Combine two parts vinegar and one part molasses in a can to attract moths.

Remove skunk odors from pets with vinegar. Forget the tomato juice. Use a combination of vinegar and water to remove the odor without the mess.

Control your cats with vinegar. Reportedly, most cats really don’t like vinegar. Spray vinegar onto furniture or carpet in areas of the house where you don’t want the cat to sit, and if he hates vinegar he’ll stay away.

Shannon has been writing for Offers.com since 2011, where she shares money-saving tips on topics ranging from travel and entertainment to appliances and electronics. When she's not writing about saving, she's entertaining her swimming-obsessed corgi pup or doing almost anything to avoid cleaning the house.